Real size
How big is Estonia really?
45,400 km²
17,500 sq mi · 38th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Slovakia
Normal web maps draw it 3.7× too big
Estonia covers 45,400 km² (17,500 sq mi), about the size of Slovakia. A normal web map draws it about 3.7 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 59°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 45,400 km²
- Size rank
- 130th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 3.7× too big
- Latitude
- 59°N
Countries about the same size
- SlovakiaSlovakia is 1.1 times the size of Estonia
- Dominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is 1.1 times the size of Estonia
- DenmarkEstonia is 1.1 times the size of Denmark
- SwitzerlandEstonia is 1.1 times the size of Switzerland
- Costa RicaCosta Rica is 1.1 times the size of Estonia
Estonia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Estonia?
- Estonia covers about 45,400 km² (17,500 sq mi). It is the 38th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Estonia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Estonia about 3.7 times too big.
- Is Estonia bigger than the Dominican Republic?
- No. The Dominican Republic is about 1.1 times the size of Estonia.
- Is Estonia bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Slovakia is about 1.1 times the size of Estonia.